U18 World League

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustav Jansson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edgardo Botello made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Hans Isaksson sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the game, Gustav Jansson lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Edgardo Botello. In the 9th minute, Tomás Checa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Pucho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The supporters of StraX Xenon FC booed when Deportivo Pucho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Eguntsenti didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Desiderio Ermengol came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Deportivo Pucho fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Desiderio Ermengol couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the match, Desiderio Ermengol notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of StraX Xenon FC's Rasmus Larsson. Rasmus Larsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rasmus Larsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Juvenal, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of StraX Xenon FC booed when Deportivo Pucho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo James didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Per Kjellbom got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 44th minute, Adrian Juvenal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After 52 played minutes Deportivo Pucho got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Checa. If Dennis Sjöö had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 minutes, Benicio Librado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Pucho and the StraX Xenon FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, one of Deportivo Pucho:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Deportivo Pucho. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for StraX Xenon FC. Per Kjellbom stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edgardo Botello. 3-2. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Gustav Jansson sped through Deportivo Pucho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edgardo Botello. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Hans Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. StraX Xenon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Isaksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgardo Botello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gustav Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rasmus Larsson made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Tomás Checa sent off a good shot on target. StraX Xenon FC's Rasmus Larsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Juvenal in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of StraX Xenon FC booed when Deportivo Pucho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Rios didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgardo Botello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Sjöö in the 90th minute of the match. When StraX Xenon FC's Gustav Jansson in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Pucho's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Deportivo Pucho booed when StraX Xenon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Sjöö didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gualterio Eguntsenti kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Deportivo Pucho players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for StraX Xenon FC.